What are you reading in November 2014?

[Nan]

I'm in the middle of Shadows over Innsmouth.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Finished The Goldfinch.

Started on Willful Child for NetGalley and Dust on audio, getting a head start on a December read.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Chris wrote: "Finished The Goldfinch.

Started on Willful Child for NetGalley and Dust on audio, getting a head start on a December read."

You're running full speed! Congrats!

I'm going through a nasty no read spell.

[Kat]

About to start Mistborn: The Final Empire ! :)

[Felina]

That's a good one!

[Sean]

game of thrones the first book. not sure what to think of it so fae about a quarter done

[Becky]

Sean wrote: "game of thrones the first book. not sure what to think of it so fae about a quarter done"

Just keep going. It will start to come together and it will be worth it. :D

[Becky]

Katrina wrote: "About to start Mistborn: The Final Empire! :)"

I love that series. :D

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Lately I've been in a mood to read. But I haven't been in a mood to read what I'm reading.

Last night I was fiddling with my Nook, and out of the pure random, started A Betrayal in Winter.

This book wasn't on my radar at all. It wasn't even the first or second choice I would have thought I'd have gone with by the author. But I'm loving it.

[Dawn, Dawnerys, Mother of Modding]

Chris wrote: "Lately I've been in a mood to read. But I haven't been in a mood to read what I'm reading.

Last night I was fiddling with my Nook, and out of the pure random, started [book:A Betrayal in Winter|81..."

Did you like the first book in the series? Is this one better or worse? I think I was meh about Summer, but if it gets better I might bump Winter up on my radar.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Chris wrote: "Lately I've been in a mood to read. But I haven't been in a mood to read what I'm reading.

Last night I was fiddling with my Nook, and out of the pure random, started [book:A Betrayal in Winter|81..."

That's great!

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Dawn wrote: "Did you like the first book in the series? Is this one better or worse? I think I was meh about Summer, but if it gets better I might bump Winter up on my radar..."

I did like it, but I remember feeling pretty underwhelmed. That's why it took so long to start this one. Funny thing is, I look back at my rating and see that I gave it 4-stars. I think I was more generous in those days.

So far I've read the prologue and the first chapter. I'm really liking it a lot at this point. It also seems that my hazy memory of the first book isn't going to hinder me, as it takes place several years later.

[Dawn, Dawnerys, Mother of Modding]

I rated the first three stars it seems. And my review identified it as "Eh." instead of "Meh." :)

[Chris , cookie guilt]

"Eh" is a higher rating than "meh", I guess.

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

Chris wrote: "I did like it, but I remember feeling pretty underwhelmed. That's why it took so long to start this one. Funny thing is, I look back at my rating and see that I gave it 4-stars. I think I was more generous in those days."


Were you reading with other people?

I've found, recently, that I tend to bump groupreads up instead of down, especially when that book is generally well received.

FUcking peer pressure, man. ;)

[Chris , cookie guilt]

I might have been, but I honestly can't remember. I think Dawn and I read it at different times though.

It's well written, I just don't remember it being all that exciting. I really do think I've become more star stingy than I was when I started on GR.

[Nyssa]

As of yesterday, I officially broke my 6 month reading curse slump with the first 10 chapters of The Prophet of Panamindorah-a complete trilogy.

I am so happy to be reading again! :)

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Nyssa wrote: "As of yesterday, I officially broke my 6 month reading curse slump with the first 10 chapters of The Prophet of Panamindorah-a complete trilogy.

I am so happy to be reading again! :)"

yaaaay!!!

[Michelle]

I'm reading The Wizard Heir by Cinda Williams Chima. I've been in a reading slump lately, but this book seems to have gotten me out of it because I've been reading a lot more pages every day than I have been. :)

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

Apparently turkey kicks people out of reading slumps. ;)

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So, this isn't a book I'm currently reading, but it's one I discovered today, and I just have to share it.

I know a lot of you are sort of opposed to ridiculous rewrites on principle, but, sometimes, I just freaking love the idea of them...

So when I came across Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer, I just knew I *had* to get it... so I'm buying it with my birthday monies. ;)

It's probably terrible, but I can't not read it. :D

[Kat]

Just finished Snow, Glass, Apples . Considering I'm not crazy about fairytales retold, I have to say I loved it!

[Sinistmer]

Katrina wrote: "Just finished Snow, Glass, Apples. Considering I'm not crazy about fairytales retold, I have to say I loved it!"

I read that story awhile back. So creepy.

[Kat]

Sinistmer wrote: "Katrina wrote: "Just finished Snow, Glass, Apples. Considering I'm not crazy about fairytales retold, I have to say I loved it!"

I read that story awhile back. So creepy."

I know! It was interesting, to say the least. :)

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Sooooooo...

I just finished two romances that were...super different.

But I liked them...but I didn't.

The Girl with the Cat Tattoo
Geek with the Cat Tattoo

I liked them because the author put a cat in each that gets real page time. You get the cat's POV and I love it. These are some Cool Cats and I love cats. If hubby wasn't allergic...I think I might have talked him into a cat or two by now.

But I didn't like them too much because they were a little head-hoppy and rather brief. I don't feel I really got to know any of the characters in book 1 except the cat. Book 2 was a little more in depth but still...


Loved the cats.